Stuck in Sunny FL

I find it interesting that the FAA is cracking down on this. They never had a problem when movies used RC aircraft for flight and crash scenes. No one seems to have a problem with sponsored pilots, flying RC for money. But you strap a camera to the aircraft and try to sell the results, all of a sudden the use of RC aircraft for profit is something that needs to be stopped.

Yeah, I really love my country and the freedoms it used to have but the mindless bureaucrats that hold positions of power and the victims of the fear-mongering, are quickly turning it into an over-regulated police state. All it takes is one person doing something dumb, and there's a public outcry for more regulation. Ever wonder why hair dryers have warnings like; "do not use while sleeping" and "do not use in the shower or bath"? It's due to one or two living brain donors who haven't had the decency to Darwin themselves out of existence quietly but instead create a cause for the busybodies with no productive hobbies to have a new project for this week. Some of it come from ridiculous lawsuits by less than honest or intelligent people. Google "Stella awards" for some great examples of those...

I'm sorry for the rant. As you might have noticed, my patience for stupidity has grown short from paying the price for the squeaky wheel idiots bad judgement and the desire for regulation to keep those same idiots safe from themselves. I prefer to take responsibility for my own actions and don't want or need a law to cover every bad or dumb action that people can manage to expose themselves to.
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I checked the soapbox and despite my jumping on it, still seems structurally sound and ready for the next rant...